The Ryebuck Shearer

This song comes with historical background and definitions of Australian terms. This information provides a humourous insight into the life of an itinerant sheep shearer in the early days of Colonised Australia.
With easy rhythms, this is a great song for focussing on the melodic elements "fa" and "low ti".
A fantastic song for teaching the concept of ties and the difference between slurs and ties.

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Kodály Analysis:

The Ryebuck Shearer		Theme:	Australian	Games:
Partner:		Form:	Verse & Chorus	Song Type:

Scale:

Major

CSP:

C

Age:

Upper Primary - Middle Secondary

Tones:

s low

l low

ti low

d finalis

Rhythm:

;

;

;

Melodic:

s low

;

ti low

l low

s low

;

;

;

;

;

ti low

d finalis

;

;

s low

Prep:

MC:

Prac:

Origin: Australian Folk Songs

Source: Eureka: The Songs That Made Australia; Omnibus Press

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